Enjoying Surround Sound

You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the receiver’s preprogrammed sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters and concert halls into your home. You can also customize the sound fields to obtain the sound you want by changing the various surround parameters.

To fully enjoy surround sound, you must register the number and location of you speakers. See “Multi channel surround setup” starting from page 19 to set the speaker parameters before enjoying surround sound.

Automatically decoding

the input audio signal

Press A. DEC.

“AUTO DECODING” appears in the display.

This mode automatically detects the type of audio signal being input (Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel stereo) and performs the proper decoding if necessary. This mode presents the sound as it was recorded/encoded, without adding any effects (e.g. reverberation).

However, if there are no low frequency signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.) it will generate a low frequency signal for output to the sub woofer.

Selecting a sound field

You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the program you want to listen to.

Sound field

Display

Normal Surround

NORMAL SURROUND

 

 

Cinema Studio EX A

CINEMA STUDIO EX A

 

DCS

 

 

Cinema Studio EX B

CINEMA STUDIO EX B

 

DCS

 

 

Cinema Studio EX C

CINEMA STUDIO EX C

 

DCS

 

 

Mono Movie

MONO MOVIE

 

 

Stereo Movie

STEREO MOVIE

 

 

Digital Concert Hall A

D. CONCERT HALL A

 

 

Digital Concert Hall B

D. CONCERT HALL B

 

 

Church

CHURCH

 

 

Opera House

OPERA HOUSE

 

 

Jazz Club

JAZZ CLUB

 

 

Disco/Club

DISCO / CLUB

 

 

Live Concert

LIVE CONCERT

 

 

Arena

ARENA

 

 

Stadium

STADIUM

 

 

Game

GAME

 

 

Headphone (2CH)

HEADPHONE (2CH)

 

 

Headphone Direct

HEADPHONE (DIRECT)

 

 

Headphone Multi

HEADPHONE (MULTI)1)

Headphone Theater

HEADPHONE THEATER

 

DCS

 

 

1)For STR-DE985, HEADPHONE (MULTI 1) or HEADPHONE (MULTI 2).

About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)

The sound fields with DCSmark use DCS technology. When these sound fields are selected, “Digital Cinema Sound” indicator in the display lights up.

In collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony measured the sound environment of their studios and integrated the data of the measurement and Sony’s own DSP (Digital Signal Processor) technology to develop “Digital Cinema Sound”. In a home theater, “Digital Cinema Sound” simulates an ideal movie theater sound environment based on the preference of the movie director.

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